Aizawl, Mar 4 (UNI) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Tuesday presented a
Rs. 15,198.76 crore budget for 2025-26, along with Rs. 3,512.33 crore in supplementary demands for the current fiscal.
Revenue expenditure accounts for Rs. 12,540.20 crore (82.51Percent) of the budget, driven by salary increments, DA hikes, pension liabilities, and infrastructure maintenance. Capital expenditure stands at Rs. 2,658.56 crore (17.49 percent) for long-term investments.
Lalduhoma ruled out new taxes but emphasized strengthening tax administration and increasing revenue from the online lottery. The fiscal deficit for 2025-26 is estimated at Rs. 1,651.68 crore (4.57 percent of GSDP).
Key allocations include Rs. 350 crore for the ‘Bana Kaih’ scheme, Rs. 500 crore for power purchase, and Rs. 100 crore for road maintenance. The road fund board’s allocation rose from Rs. 40 crore to Rs. 55 crore, aided by fuel cess. The Mizoram State Healthcare Scheme’s allocation has also been increased to Rs. 50 crore.
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Bhubaneswar, Mar 4 (UNI) Hundreds of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) activists staged a protest demonstration on Tuesday at the statue of Biju Patnaik near Bhubaneswar Airport, opposing the Odisha government’s decision to stop observing March 5 as Panchayati Raj Divas, which coincides with the birth anniversary of the legendary leader Biju Patnaik.
Kolkata, Mar 4 (UNI) The IRSME officer of 2009 batch Devidatta
Satapathy has been appointed as the Chief Vigilance Officer of Syama
Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, official sources said on Tuesday.
Shillong, Mar 4 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday informed that the North Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR) has sought a refund of Rs. 209.37 crore sanctioned in 2017 for land acquisition for the railway project.
“The money (from the centre) was placed before the Deputy Commissioners. The purpose of this money was for land acquisition, which could not take place due to local resistance and the money is lying unutilised. We received a letter from NEFR on December 17, 2024 asking us to refund the amount lying unutilised for almost 7-8 years,” Sangma said while replying to volley of queries during the Question Hour in the Assembly.
Patna, Mar 4 (UNI) Exhorting the party workers to get prepared for the coming assembly elections in Bihar, Union Minister and in charge of the state unit of the BJP, Manohar Lal Khattar said that the next government will again be formed under the leadership of the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Itanagar, Mar 4 (UNI) In a significant step towards understanding and preventing gastric cancer, Arunachal Pradesh Health & Family Welfare Minister Biyuram Wahge launched the Gastric Cancer Epidemiology and Risk Study at Gyati Takka General Hospital (GTGH), Ziro, on Tuesday.
